Steve Engel vs. Ron Locke — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Locke
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Locke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Locke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.645 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Ron Locke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Ron Locke

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
10.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
40.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.645
1.645
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Ron Locke

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Ron Locke

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-32.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA